Why did I love this book?
There's nothing like the pairing of a prickly woman and a gender-nebulous forest god.
Rien Gray always hooks me with their intriguing characters, but combine that with this story’s spiritual atmosphere and Norse mythos? It felt less like I was reading a book and more like I was wandering into the seductive dark of the woods myself.
Although this story is short enough to read in one sitting, its gorgeous prose and immaculate intimacy still pack a major punch.
1 author picked A Strip of Velvet as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Katla Elínsdóttir has always believed in the old ways. She grew up in a rural village worshipping Heimr, an ever-changing and seductive god of the hunt. Offering blood to make the crops grow is second nature, but part of Katla fears a darker side of her nature that longs for prey.
Abandoning her worship for a normal life in the city seems to tame that thirst, until Heimr appears in Katla's dreams and calls her back to the wild. They offer her everything she desires, but at a price her body and soul might not survive.
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